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In a bittersweet farewell to Shea Stadium, Mets fans chanted and cheered for players from the past, while pushing aside the failure of the 2008 season.

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Endy Chávez made a thrilling play on Sunday, snagging a ball hit by Jorge Cantú and keeping the game tied. But the fix was only temporary.

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The mood at Shea Stadium during the closing ceremony was far more than nostalgia. It was honor, it was respect, it was love. But it was tempered by the sad sense that sometimes things don?t work out.

Minnesota Twins catcher Mike Redmond sits in the dugout during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, in Minneapolis. The Royals won 4-2. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia) Email | Print | Single Page | |

Ryan Braun?s two-run homer in the eighth off Bob Howry broke a tie and lifted the Brewers to victory and to the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

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After Sunday?s victory against the Indians, the White Sox remained a half-game behind the division-leading Minnesota Twins.